170: I was recognized

"Damn, my ears are melting, they're melting."

"It sounds so good—no, wait, look at them! Ahhh, the dance and the song are a perfect match. Their performance is truly amazing."

"It makes me feel like the two people least likely to have talent are actually this good. Help!"

Lu Qingyu's singing voice blended perfectly with Carter, and everyone was stunned.

What they least expected was that Lu Qingyu could sing so well.

"I know you haven't made your mind up yet"

"but I would never do you wrong."

"I've known it from the moment that we met"

"no doubt in my mind where you belong"

"I'd go hungry; I'd go black and blue"

"I'd go crawling down the avenue"

"No, there's nothing that I wouldn't do, to make you feel my love."

The romance that foreigners love most was perfectly embodied in the lyrics.

Although modern ballet doesn't focus as much on narrative as classical ballet, while performing, Carter was influenced by Lu Qingyu's music and unconsciously immersed herself in an atmosphere of love.

Lu Qingyu's singing voice sounded like an impromptu performance, with Freedom and fluidity; he didn't even notice how deep the shock he brought to everyone was.

"I've never heard this song before. Does anyone know what the name of this song is?"

"It sounds so good. Is there a celebrity who released a new song that I didn't get to listen to?"

"This song must be added to my playlist."

Anna stood in the crowd, watching the star-studded Carter on stage. She radiated a charming and confident light; now it was hard to compare her to that ugly and tacky person from before.

She didn't want to admit that Carter was better than her, but the results before her eyes were a bloody slap in the face.

Especially the reactions of the people around her; the shock Carter brought them tonight was too great.

And Lu Qingyu—she really couldn't understand this man.

For Lu Qingyu, this was just an ordinary performance.

"The storms are raging on the rolling sea"

"and on the highway of regret"

"The winds of change are blowing wild and free"

"you ain't seen nothing like me yet"

"I could make you happy, make your dreams come true."

"Nothing that I wouldn't do"

"Go to the ends of the Earth for you"

"to make you feel my love"

When the final line, "Make you feel my love," was sung, Carter finished her performance in the center of the stage like a graceful swan.

Everyone couldn't snap out of it for a long time.

Ballet consumes a lot of energy, and coupled with the nervousness, Carter's breathing was a bit rapid.

She stared blankly at the students off stage. Why wasn't anyone responding to her?

Did she dance poorly?

Just when Carter was panicking to the extreme, a burst of cheers suddenly came from off stage.

Someone shouted, "Whoa, that was amazing!"

Then came various sounds of praise, one after another.

Carter's hanging heart finally dropped; it seemed her performance was quite well-liked by everyone.

But what was unexpected was that many people were excitedly shouting Lu Qingyu's name.

As a celebrity, Lu Qingyu hadn't become famous on the foreign internet yet. Plus, his previous image was relatively low-key. Although he had gotten into a fight with Stan and it was recorded on video, the scene was chaotic at the time, so people didn't get many clear shots of Lu Qingyu's face, which is why his identity had been well-hidden.

But today was different. If, when he was standing on stage, the international students hadn't seen clearly who he was due to the distance, the moment he opened his mouth, everyone knew it was Lu Qingyu without even looking.

He had been recognized.

"Damn, it's Lu Qingyu!"

"Oh my god, I'm actually in the same school as Lu Qingyu!"

"My younger sister back in the Dragon Kingdom, the idol she chirps in my ear about all day, is now performing on stage for me."

Many foreigners didn't understand why a group of people were suddenly so excited.

Foreign student: "I know their performance was shocking, but aren't you being a bit over-the-top?"

International student: "Damn, he's Lu Qingyu!"

Foreign student: "The one who fought Stan? His fighting skills were cool, but didn't everyone already know that?"

The international student wanted to say he was an actor and a singer, but they hadn't heard these works, so it was hard to make them understand how amazing Lu Qingyu was.

The international student thought for a moment and then said, "He can catch crocodiles with his bare hands."

The foreign student's eyes widened like copper bells, and a sense of admiration immediately bubbled up: "Damn, that's so cool!"

On stage, Lu Qingyu and Carter stood together to bow to the audience. All the performances had finished, and the other 6 groups also walked onto the stage.

Bruce's gaze was glued to Carter, unable to look away.

Not just him; everyone else was also captivated by Carter tonight.

The students started voting for their favorites on the school's official website.

Two minutes later, the vote count was finished.

This vote count could also be called each student's popularity score. This value is calculated from the end of each annual school anniversary, meaning this year's popularity score started counting after Jenny won the championship last year.

Before this, the number one on the popularity list was Jenny, but Jenny wasn't participating in this year's election, so the number one on the popularity list could be assumed to be Anna.

Before this performance, Anna's popularity score was 9690, while Carter's popularity score was 1—that 1 was the one Roy had voted for earlier.